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Augmented Sixth Chords  A category of chords that contain the interval of an augmented sixth that is formed by chromatic approaches to an octave.
French Augmented Sixth Chord  Adds a second scale degree.
German Augmented Sixth Chord  Adds 3 from the minor mode (in major either flat-3 or (2).
Italian Augmented Sixth Chord  When a third pitch class is included, usually the tonic pitch, which lies a M3 above the bass note.







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